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The Oracle Sales ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live Oracle Sales data, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

Access Oracle Sales like you would a database - read, write, and update Leads, Contacts, Opportunities, Accounts, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

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Use the CData ODBC Driver for Oracle Sales in Microsoft Power Query


You can use the CData Oracle Sales ODBC Driver with Microsoft Power Query. In this article, you will use the ODBC driver to import Oracle Sales data into Microsoft Power Query.

The CData ODBC Driver for Oracle Sales enables you to link to Oracle Sales data in Microsoft Power Query, ensuring that you see any updates. This article details how to use the ODBC driver to import Oracle Sales data into Microsoft Power Query.

Connect to Oracle Sales as an ODBC Data Source

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

Oracle Sales uses Basic authentication over SSL; after setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

  • Username: Set this to the user name that you use to log into your Oracle Cloud service.
  • Password: Set this to your password.
  • HostURL: Set this to the Web address (URL) of your Oracle Cloud service.

Import Oracle Sales Data

Follow the steps below to import Oracle Sales data using standard SQL:

  1. From the ribbon in Excel, click Power Query -> From Other Data Sources -> From ODBC.

  2. Enter the ODBC connection string. Below is a connection string using the default DSN created when you install the driver: Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;DSN=CData OracleSalesCloud Source

  3. Enter the SELECT statement to import data with. For example:

    SELECT OptyId, Name FROM Opportunities

  4. Enter credentials, if required, and click Connect. The results of the query are displayed in the Query Editor Preview. You can combine queries from other data sources or refine the data with Power Query formulas. To load the query to the worksheet, click the Close and Load button.